Reading "War" by .. Sebastian Junger, I can send it to you if you want.437 pages i think... it's the basis for that Restrepo movie.  Decent read so far.

One was a sergeant named Hunter, who managed to be both very

cynical about the Army and also a very good soldier. I

was under fire with him once, he was leaning back

against some sandbags saying things that made

everyone laugh while sniper rounds went schlaaack

over our heads. "We call him Single-Shot Freddy," his

sniper rap went. "We believe he is a blind Afghan man

between the ages of sixty-five and seventy..."

Hunter was known throughout the company for his

pantomime of Single-Shot Freddy. He'd pretend to pull

himself up a hillside along an imaginary guide rope, all

the while muttering, "Allahu Akhbar," and then

unlimber the rifle from his shoulder and feel along the

stock for the bolt. Sightless eyes turned heavenward,

he'd jack the bolt back, chamber an imaginary round,

and fire. Allahu Akhbar! He'd work the bolt and then

fire again. I asked Hunter why he thought the sniper

was blind. "Because he hasn't hit anyone yet," he

replied.